Improvement in suspenders



'L- 8v 0. OPPENHEIMERQ Suspender.

Patented Nov. 4, 1.879.

WITNESSES: INVENTORS;

N-FEIERS. PHUTO-LITHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON, D C.

.UNI'IED S'IATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS OPPENHEIMER AND OSCAR OPPENHEIMER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 221,34 8, datedNovember 4, 1879 application filed September 24, 1879.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEWIS OPPENHElMER and OSCAR ()PPENHEIMER, ofPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders; and wedo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification, in Which VFigure 1 is a perspective of our invention.

Our invention relates principally to the fol lowing points: first, tothe provision of a double pulley-block, or block or shell, having tworollers for the back straps or cords, and a swiveled link or ring,whereby said block or shell is fastened to the suspemleraveb where theshoulder-straps join at the back; second,

to means whereby the front strap or cord is fastened to theadjusting-buckle, said means consisting of a swiveled clamp and ring;and, third, to the provision of a brace or lateral stay for theshoulder-straw, said stay being adjustable in the direction of itslength, but so fastened that it isprevented from sliding on theshoulder-straps.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A A indicate the shoulder-straps,or webs of elastic or other suitable material, which are fastenedtogether at theirjunction at the back by means of a short section ofelastic, B, which is made to embrace them on both sides, and is held inposition by stitching. The folded middle of said section B extends ashort distance below the ends of the straps A A, forming a pocket oropening, I), through which passes a ring, 0, which is swiveled in apulley block or shell, 0. Said shell or block is provided with tworollers, c c, which are in the same plane and located just sufficientlyfar apart to permit the two back cords, D D, to. pass up between them,said cords proceeding thence outwardly on either side to form sidesupports. The ends of said cords are provided with loops or rings d d dd, whereby they may be secured to the side and back buttons ofpant-aloons.

E E represent ad j ustin g-buckles, of any suitable construction, on thefront ends of the Webs A A, and F F are single cords dependingtherefrom. Said cords are each provided with a clamp, G, which firmlyholds them, and a swiveled ring, G, which engages with a snap-hook, e,or other part of the buckle E. The lower ends of said cords F haveloopsff, which engage with the front pantaloon-buttons, as shown; butthese, as well as loops on cords D D, may be formed by doubling theirrespective ends and stitching them in the usual manner.

H represents a stay, connecting the webs A A at the shoulder. Said stayhas an adjusting-buckle, h, and passes through rings h h, which aresecured by tabs k m, stitched to the webs A A. By this means the stay Hmay be adjusted to draw the webs A A closer together or to permit themto spread farther apart, while at the same time it is prevented fromsliding up or down upon said webs.

If desired, a short depending tab, I, may be stitched to thebinding-section B, to protect the shirtfrom contact with theroller-shell.

That we claim as our invention is The suspender pulley block or shell 0,having two rollers, c c, in the same plane,

and a ring, loop, or eye, 0, whereby it is fastened to the web,substantially as shown and described. 4

2. The combination of shoulder-straps or webs A A, havingbinding-section B, with pocket or opening I), swiveling pulley block orshell (I, having ring or loop 0, and two rollers, 0 c, and back cords orstraps, D D, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with an adjusting-buckle, the front single cord, F,having clamp and ring at its upper end, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set ourhands,this 22d day of September, 1879.

LEWIS OPPENHEIMER. OSCAR OPPENHEIMER. Witnesses:

M. D. GoNNoLLY, CHAS. F. VAN HORN.

